Brad Groves A BUSINESSMAN and football club owner has launched a new charity to tackle socio-economic problems in parts of the region. Great Annual Savings Group boss Brad Groves, also chief executive of Spennymoor Town FC, will spearhead The GF (Groves Family) Community Foundation. The charity has been created to revive communities in four areas of County Durham and Sunderland – East Durham, Seaham, Spennymoor and Hetton and Easington Lane – which face similar challenges such as high unemployment and lower levels of opportunities. The charity has said it will support children and young people, the elderly and vulnerable and families by improving access to sport, health and wellbeing programmes, investing in community events, supporting education and employment opportunity, supporting not-for-profit organisations and with grants and awards.
Left, Councillor Kevin Johnston and Hellens Group chief executive Gavin Cordwell-Smith PLANS are moving forward for a significant new development in Houghton-le-Spring. A major supermarket operator is expected to be unveiled as the anchor tenant on the former Houghton Colliery site, and a popular retail operator is also thought to be exploring options to take space on the site, which is being brought forward by Washington-based Hellens Group. The colliery had stood empty for 40 years when Sunderland City Council’s cabinet agreed to sell it in 2019 to the Hellens Group and Fintry Estates, in a move that has paved the way for £15m retail scheme development.
HAVE you ever wondered what the high life feels like? Waking up in an opulent master bedroom, sauntering down past the ornate living room to take a dip in the swimming pool before drinking your morning coffee while looking out from the veranda? It might sound like a dream, but it can be a reality for you – if you happen to have a spare couple of million pounds in your pocket. While the budget is out of reach for most, we’ve taken a look at the stunningly massive mansions you can buy in mid Essex priced at more than £2million.
HAVE you ever wondered what the high life feels like? Waking up in an opulent master bedroom, sauntering down past the ornate living room to take a dip in the swimming pool before drinking your morning coffee while looking out from the veranda? It might sound like a dream, but it can be a reality for you – if you happen to have a spare couple of million pounds in your pocket. While the budget is out of reach for most, we’ve taken a look at the stunningly massive mansions you can buy in mid Essex priced at more than £2million.